Combined sink and towel rack



March 7, 1950 T. c. WILSON 2,499,896

COMBINED SINK AND TOWEL RACK Filed 001;. 15, 1947 72' :7. m w 1 Z Gum/M445 Patented Mar. 7, 1950 COMBINED SINK AND TOWEL RACK Theodore C. Wilson, Perrysville, Ohio, assignor to Mansfield Sanitary Pottery, Inc., Perrysville,

Ohio

Application October 13, 1947, Serial No. 779,634

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a combined sink and towel rack.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved combined sink and towel rack in which the towel rack supporting members are cast in- ;egral with the sink basin structure. Heretofore vt has been the practice in the manufacture of ;ink basins and the like to cast the wash basin independently and to attach towel racks or supporting bars on the sides of the sink with de- 2achable hooks or hooks fastened by bolts and screws or other fastening means to the side walls )f the basin.

Another object of this invention is to provide in improved combined sink and towel rack of the ind to be more particularly described hereinifter in which a towel supporting bar or rod is :ecured on arms cast integral with the wash )asin in such a manner that one end of the towel 'od is concealed within the rear supporting arm tlld an ornamental finish nut is provided on the )uter end of the rod to give a pleasing and ornanental efiect to the entire structure.

With the above and other objects in view, my nvention consists in the arrangement, combinaion and details of construction disclosed in the lrawings and specification, and then more paricularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a combined sink .nd towel rack constructed according to an emaodiment of my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly broken may and partly in section, and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the me 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l .esignates generally a combined sink and towel ack structure in which the towel rack supportrlg means is cast integral with the wash basin.

The wash basin II is formed of a conventional nape and cast of Vitreous china or other suitable iaterial used in the manufacture of similar aems.

The wash basin II is formed with upwardly xtending side walls l2 about the edges thereof nd a rear wall as M which extends upwardly eyond th upper edge of the side walls I2. The ear wall [4 is formed with a forwardly extendig portion [5 havin a soap dish is formed inigral with the rear wall as a recess intermedite the width thereof.

The wash basin H is formed with a downardly extending bottom I! in much the same mfiguration as the bottom of conventional basins of this kind. The bottom I! is formed in such a manner that a drain I8 is formed substantially centrally of the basin II so that the water contained therein may freely drain therethrough.

Suitable drain piping (not shown in the drawings) is adapted to be connected to the drain opening l8 in the wash basin II. In order to provide a towel rack in association with the wash basin H, I have provided downwardly extending arms for supporting a towel rod or rack l9 along the side walls of the basin l l.

A pair of downwardly extending arms 20 are formed integral with the basin H and depend from the rear wall M. The rear arms 20 are substantially U-shaped in cross section as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The bight 2| of the arms 20 is disposed forwardly of the rear edge of the basin and the arms 22 extend rearwardly parallel to each other to provide a rear opening 24 which is adapted to abut the wall or supportin structure of the sink.

The bight 2| is formed with a central opening 25 through which one end of the towel supporting member I9 is adapted to be engaged. A pair of downwardly extending front arms 26 are cast integral with the sink II and depend from the side walls thereof forwardly spaced from the rear arms 20.

The downwardly extending front arms 26 are formed near their lower end with an opening 21 therethrough through which the towel supporting rod I9 is adapted to engage.

The front and rear towel rack supporting arms 20 and 26, being cast from the same material from which the sink is made, are also formed of a vitreous material and preferably a vitreous chin-a, to provide an attractive appearance.

A towel supporting arm [9 forms the towel rack suspended from the side Walls of the sink H. The rod I9 is formed at one end thereof with an enlarged portion or flange 28 of a diameter greater than the diameter of the major portion of the rod and greater than the opening 25 through the rear arms 20.

The rod I9 is threaded at the other end as indicated by the numeral 29 and a domed nut 30 is adapted to be threadably engaged thereon. The domed nut 30 is provided with a polygonal nut shaped body 3| having a domed cover 32 formed integral therewith on one side. The nut 30 is designed to be made of metal having a polished outer surface or finish, as chromium or the like.

For securing the towel rack is between the arms 28 and 26 on each side of the sink H, the threaded end of the rod I9 is initially engaged through the opening 25 in the rear supporting arm 20 and extended forwardly to engage through the opening 2'! of the forward supporting arm 26 which opening 2! is in alignment with the opening 25 of therear supporting arm 20.

The flange or enlarged end of the rod 29 is adapted then to abut the bight 2! on its inner surface between the arms 22 for limiting the extension of the rack 19 through the arm 28.

In this position the threaded end 29 is adapted to extend slightly beyond theforward arm 26 so that the nut 30 may be engaged thereon and securely tighten the towel rod I9 in place.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A combined sink and towel rack comprising a Wash bowl, a pair 0f rearwardly opening U -shaped towel rack supporting arms formed integral with said wash bowl depending from the rear end on opposite" sides thereof, a pair of front towel rack supporting arms formed integral with and depending from said wash bowl on the opposite sides thereof spaced forwardly from said rear arms, a towel rack engaging through said arms on each side of said wash bowl, said rack comprising an elongated rod having an enlarged rear end and a threaded front end, said rod engaging through said arms, said enlarged end engageable between the arms of said Ushaped arm and against the rear surface of the bight portion thereof for holding said rod against movement therethrough in one direction and a nut engaging the other end of said rod and adapted to bear against the front surface of said front supporting arm for securing said rod on said wash bowl.

THEODORE C. WILSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED-STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,269,420 Anderson et al Jan. 13, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 439,102 Great Britain Nov. 28, 1935 

